Book shelves are typically boring rectangular affairs. Not so in these Alice-in-Wonderland-esque shelves from Saba Italia. New for 2010, the Prima Quarto shelves are about as dynamic as they come: looking blown in the wind or twisted in psychodelia—whatever floats your boat. they’re also available in a wall-hanging friendly size. Pricing $TBA.
Hat tip: Contemporist
Johnnie Walker is the most distributed scotch whiskey in the world for the last 40 years—and the Black Label (aged 12 years) is a big part of that. A blend of 40 crafted whiskeys melded together in a single scotch that will not break your wallet, but will certainly wet your palette.
We’re in love with this take on an analog clock designed by Saikat Biswas: the Obligatory Designer Clock. Look ma’—no hands.
From the designer’s description:
For example at 3 o’clock the 3rd hour marking becomes dark and then a colored bar starts growing within the 3rd marking at every minute until the 59th minute. Then the 4 o’clock marking become fully dark and the same process continues. Even though it looks unique and has kind of ‘digital’ look and feel because of the growing bar, it uses exactly same mechanism as a normal clock.
We’ve got a time-lapse video that shows how the clock works after the jump. This looks like a concept clock, but we’ll be sure to update you if it heads for the production line.
Read the rest of this entry »
Almost more of a sculpture than a piece of furniture, the T.SHELF (an abbreviation for Triangle shelf) literally reshapes the way you may think about bookshelves. Designed by J1Studio, these beautiful shelf systems are completely modular, allowing you to create your own bookshelf landscape in any size or shape you may desire. The T.SHELF is easy to setup and pack flat for space saving transportation. The system uses doesn’t use any screws, and relies entirely on cables and zipties to tie its pieces together.
Speakers tend to be ugly black boxes with cloth fronts, so we featured Joey Roth’s beautiful ceramic speakers before, but let’s get a little more crazy. Scandyna Speakers produces some of the most unique looking speakers available—while still providing high quality sound. Driven by the in-speaker acoustics, the organic shape of speakers is as striking as it is functional. Prices for their most popular speakers range from $100 to $700.
These typographic pillows, handmade by Etsy seller myadobecottage, are sure to make great additions to any graphic designer’s living room. Inspired by vintage French industrial design, these pillows can be yours for $30-35.
If you want to sip your Scotch like Don Draper—but don’t want to let the ice dilute your 50 year-old single malt—we’ve got the solution: Whiskey Stones (Amazon, $20). It’s really quite simple, since stones don’t melt, you get all the benefits of the chill of ice without adding a drop of water to your drink. Made from Vermont Soapstone and designed by Teroforma, there’s no longer any shame in asking for your whiskey on the rocks. Cheers.
Everyone knows they should exercise – in fact, some don’t even need to but want to track their activity anyways. Meet FitBit. FitBit completely stays out of your life by being as unobtrusive as possible – just a little bit bigger than a stick of gum. Powered by the same tools found in your Wii Remote and with an amazingly beautiful set of data visualizations to check-in on your activity online, FitBit is a steal for $99.
Coffee tables tend to either be bland or eccentric, it’s a bit hard to find a good one with a balance of the two. We’re in love with the Bradshaw Coffee Table from Room and Board. Unfortunately it’s escaped our grasp a few times at the outlet store, but one day we’ll nab it for that reduced price. Until then we’ll stare at this 42″ diameter with longing. A solid feeling table available in maple, cherry, or walnut, you can pick one up new for $899 or keep your eye open for it at your local Room and Board Outlet.
It’s a rare thing to find pet accessories that look good. It’s rarer still when you’re in the market for an animal toilet. The ModKat Litterbox fits the bill on both counts, and has a reusable liner to boot. The box is a 15″ cube with a rooftop access for your feline friend—which reduces litter spills around typical litter boxes. Available in a variety of colors for $185.